Penn Medicine Launches Nationwide "Impressions of Philadelphia" Photography Contest

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PHILADELPHIA Penn Medicine, in partnership with the Center for Emerging Visual Artists, today announced a new opportunity for photographers to have their work displayed in a unique setting. Up to 25 images depicting the theme Impressions of Philadelphia will be selected for a large format wall display (approximately 19x19 feet) in public concourse areas of the new Pavilion for Advanced Care (PAC) at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Installations will be a permanent element to the interior design of the Pavilion, which is scheduled for completion in January 2015, and are anticipated to be displayed for the life of the building. In addition, prizes will be awarded for Best in Show ($5,000) and Top 5 ($1,000 each).

Were thrilled to invite members of the Penn Medicine community, Philadelphia and beyond to take part in helping to design the interior of our new Pavilion, said Michele Volpe, executive director and CEO of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. This is a great opportunity for us to showcase the work of some very talented artists professional or amateur and were excited to see Philadelphia through their eyes.

Submissions should reflect the theme Impressions of Philadelphia, and should capture elements of local landscape, architecture, or objects with artistic composition. Preference will be given to unique, not necessarily iconic images. Winning submissions will be printed on laminate panels in black and white with post processing modification made by a design team to add a highlighted color pop which will correspond to the PAC interior color palette. Possible locations for display include waiting rooms, imaging suites, and elevator lobby walls throughout the hospital Pavilion.

We want the new Pavilion to feel inviting and soothing for our patients and guests, and we recognize that images of home can serve as a source of comfort in difficult times, said Alyson Cole, assistant executive director of Penn Presbyterian and PAC project executive. We draw inspiration from our community, so it makes sense for us to involve them in this process.

Judging will consist of two rounds of evaluation. A panel of judges will review submissions based on the quality of the images and consistency with the desired theme. Selected entries will be chosen for the Finalist Review Round. Artists will be notified of the panel's decision by email. Those artists whose images are accepted to the Finalist Review Round will be given further instructions at that time.

The deadline for submissions if May 15, 2014. For more information on the contest, guidelines and submission criteria, please visit PennMedicine.org/PhotographyContest

About Penn Presbyterian Medical Centers Pavilion for Advanced Care The new 178,000 square foot Pavilion for Advanced Care will feature overall upgrades and enhanced capacity for emergency, surgical, trauma and critical care patients at PPMC. This will be coupled with a second helipad, ensuring rapid access to state of the art resources for all critically ill patients. The project also includes an expansion and significant renovations to the current structure. In addition, the expansion will provide the infrastructure and programmatic support needed to become Penn Medicines Level-I Regional Resource Trauma Center. In addition to added emergency bay and operating room capacity, a new state-of-the art trauma resuscitation area will be dedicated to the evaluation and stabilization of critically injured patients.

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Harvard-Linked Hospital Eyes Expansion With China Billionaire

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Brigham and Womens Hospital is considering a proposal from real estate billionaire Hui Ka Yan to become the first Harvard-University affiliated hospital to expand to China.

Spokeswoman Erin McDonough said that Brigham and Womens, which trains Harvard Medical School students, is exploring the possibility of collaborating with Huis Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. (3333) on a hospital in China. Evergrande said it reached an agreement with the hospital and is seeking a site for the project, according to a company release.

Evergrande announced a donation in December for three academic research centers at Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Harvard, which launched a $6.5 billion fundraising campaign in September. One of the centers, devoted to immunology, would be co-run by researchers at Boston-based Brigham and Womens. The gift is unrelated to the China proposal, McDonough said. Harvard declined to disclose the amount.

U.S. hospitals and medical schools are eyeing China as its economy matures and demand for health care increases, said Joanne Conroy, chief health-care officer for the American Association of Medical Colleges in Washington. Constraints on pricing from payers for hospital services have also pushed some U.S. medical centers to consider expanding abroad, she said.

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Brigham and Womens Hospital, which traces its roots to 1832 and cooperates with Harvard to train students from the universitys medical school, is reviewing a proposal to establish a hospital with billionaire Hui Ka Yans Evergrande Real Estate Group.

Its not too surprising that people are looking at China, said Conroy, who advised a consultant working with Brigham and Womens on the expansion plan. With an emerging middle class and health-care system, there are opportunities to expand the global brand and offer health care and expertise.

A 2011 survey of 311 medical centers by the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Hospital Association found that 21 had overseas partnerships. Among 12 willing to give details of the arrangements, two -- Tampa General Hospital in Florida and Hartford Hospital in Connecticut -- had partnerships in China. Both arrangements were formed with existing health-care providers in the country, rather than new hospitals.

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A life in medicine: Racine native recognized for illustrious career

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When doctors were still almost all men, Racine native Gloria Sarto went to medical school and became an obstetrician and gynecologist.

When poor Chicago women didnt have the means to get to prenatal classes, Sarto bought a bus and brought the classes to them.

When studies showed very little research was being done on womens health, Sarto and others went to Congress and got an Office of Research on Womens Health created within the National Institutes of Health.

And yet, when the 84-year-old recently heard the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health was making an endowed chair in her name, she felt shocked.

Its hard for me to believe, she said. Im very honored to say the least.

UW-Madison officials are fundraising for the chair position now and their efforts have put a spotlight on Sartos distinguished career even as she keeps working.

Early years in Racine

Growing up in Racine, a career in medicine was always in the back of my mind, Sarto said.

In school, she wrote papers about Elizabeth Blackwell, Americas first female physician. She considered becoming a doctor but, when she graduated from Horlick High School in 1947, her family could not afford to send her to medical school. She enrolled in St. Lukes Nursing School in Racine instead.

Afterward, she took a job as a labor and delivery room nurse. Watching the doctors strengthened her resolve to become one, so she applied to the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine. She got accepted and worked her way through as a nurse.

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